說反話的方式
最貼近核心畫面的一支：講話的人自己製造那道落差。
meaning the opposite · r · C2
In a way that shows you really mean the opposite of what you are saying.
反諷地
核心畫面
One way to hold it: someone says one thing while clearly meaning the opposite — the words point one way, the truth points the other, and the gap between them is where the meaning lives.
說出口的話和實際的意思剛好朝相反方向走。有人下著大雨時說「今天天氣真好」——字面往東，真意往西，聽的人要靠那道落差才…更多收起
說出口的話和實際的意思剛好朝相反方向走。有人下著大雨時說「今天天氣真好」——字面往東，真意往西，聽的人要靠那道落差才聽懂。ironically 就是站在這道落差上講話：重點從來不在字面，而在字面和事實錯開的那一段距離。Two branches
事情本身的錯位
同樣是「預期與實際相反」的落差，但製造落差的不是說話的人，而是事情本身的走向。
as it turned out, ironically · r · C2
Used when talking about a situation in which the opposite of what you expected happens or is true.
諷刺的是
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ironicallyadv/aɪˈɹɒnɪkli/
- 1
mannerIn an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
- My colleague ironically avoids doctors like the plague!
- 2
Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described.
- Ironically, the automated checkout system ended up costing more in repairs than the workers it was meant to replace.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。